John Hussman shows why US corporate earnings are now experiencing significant downward pressure, at a time when expected long term returns on US equities are already very poor.
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Tax-Efficient Investing: How the Right Strategy Saves You Hundreds of Thousands
Effective compounding and tax minimization are not competing goals. They reinforce each other. The discipline that drives superior long-term compounding uses aggressive risk management to minimize drawdowns and so also

